CF!!!!

Discussion in '8G Lancer - Customization' started by topher, Jun 16, 2008.

  1. topher

    topher Well-Known Member

    Attention All!!!! Is there anyone out there that has a black GTS with a CF hood!?!??! PLEASE post pics!!

    I'm scheduling an appointment to get $1700 worth of hail damage fixed and Iam thinking of just getting a CF hood!

    So... my main question is since i live in Minnesota and will be driving my car in possibly 0 or -20 degree weather, will the CF hold up or will it crack?!?! does anyone know!?
     
  2. Bryn1987

    Bryn1987 Well-Known Member

    wow... there's no need to yell -_-... as far as CF on black, at fist look you won't notice it, so if u want something that really sticks out, CF on Black isn't too noticable... but if u want kind of a sneaky sleeper look, it looks great :)

    as far as cold weather, i "think" it should hold up fine
     
  3. Bryn1987

    Bryn1987 Well-Known Member

    just did a quick search, and couldn't necessarily find any black Lancer GTS' w/ CF hoods, but if u wana know how it'll look... here are some examples...

    this is a CF hood....

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    see what i mean by u can't really tell?... now this is the same car at a different angle

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    depending on the angle u can see it better in the reflection of the sun... and here are just a few other pics...

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    hope this helps...
     
  4. bras_33

    bras_33 Well-Known Member

    /\ how dare you poison this site with those!!!!!!!! :evil: :evil:
     
  5. Bryn1987

    Bryn1987 Well-Known Member

    best quality pics i could find of CF hood on a black car which also shows wat i'm trying to describe that it's a very hard to tell look :p
     
  6. bras_33

    bras_33 Well-Known Member

    Conduct has the RRM cf hood, check his pics.
     
  7. Bryn1987

    Bryn1987 Well-Known Member

    was gonna help OP out and find the pics to post up, but doesn't seem to be any pics other then his avatar :-\
     
  8. bras_33

    bras_33 Well-Known Member

    Conducts:

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  9. Xeri

    Xeri Well-Known Member

    it burnnssss honduhhh

    yea sux wanted a cf spoiler as well but it mite as well not be there -_-
     
  10. chetman7

    chetman7 Well-Known Member

    carbon fiber on black looks weird imo. I think it looks sexy all black
     
  11. topher

    topher Well-Known Member

    oh dont get me wrong i love the all black look.. but i like carbon fiber as well!! i was thinking of getting the OEM carbon fiber hood.. i think that would fit better then the one conduct has, no offense!

    so does anyone know about the temperature range?!?!


    oh and sorry for yelling :wink: i have 3 days to decide
     
  12. Bryn1987

    Bryn1987 Well-Known Member

    alright... well i'll give u my basic physics/chemistry of the thing... carbon fiber is not a metal... so no matter what it will have a lower thermal conductivity then any metal out there since all metals have high thermal conductivity (that's one of the properties of most [or maybe all?] metals)... so in cold weathers i would think that CF isn't affected... however, i can't say the same about the resin and how it's affected in extreme weathers (both cold and hot)... but as for the CF itself it should be perfectly fine in cold weathers as long as the resin used was of good quality...

    and thats just my observation from a physics/chemistry point of view... now if it actually works like that in real life idk, but i would assume so...

    to wrap it all up what i'm saying is, imo i think the CF hood shouldn't be effect any different then any metal hood as long as the resin used was of good quality
     
  13. eTXlancer

    eTXlancer Well-Known Member

    kru does a lil CF u should ask him. i with bryn on this one because of the different curing agents which cuold be harder or slightly flexable?
     
  14. Conduct

    Conduct Well-Known Member

    Wooooo! I'm famous! :D
     
  15. bras_33

    bras_33 Well-Known Member

    as long as you still have dick pills, you will always be famous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  16. Evolve

    Evolve Well-Known Member

  17. papi2dmamis

    papi2dmamis Well-Known Member

    If you have any question call whoever place you plan to get the CF hood and ask them about cold weather and any warranty on them, When time is a factor and the insurance is going to pay soon then grab the phone.
     
  18. Karan

    Karan Well-Known Member

    topher go with De-caff for you next time, ok bro? :p
     
  19. WillieetheOne

    WillieetheOne Well-Known Member

    I agree with what Bryn say about the conductivity with the metals. But what you should really be concerned about is the affect cold will have with the CF resin. Cold makes plactics resins and well most petro products brittle and/or sluggish. I would be worried about kids and snowballs or chunks of snow thrown off 18 wheelers. Oh and again the hail i would say would destroy your CF hood in my opinion. On any day. But im not going to say not buy, if you have any extra purchase one of the portable popups to protect your girl. Damn that must have been o hell of a storm. Good luck with the choice.
     
  20. Bryn1987

    Bryn1987 Well-Known Member

    lol i'm surprised my educated guess just might be true lol...

    after doing further research (google ftw) lol... i've read basically the same thing, as long as u don't get ur CF hood from a cheap manufacturer u "should" be ok... as someone said earlier, ur best bet is to call the company ur going to buy from and ask them :p